Man convicted of raping Parsippany woman could see sentence shortened after appeal

4:45 PM,
Apr. 29, 2013

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A pizzeria cook who was found guilty of chasing and raping a teenager in a clump of bushes in Parsippany could see his 27-year sentence reduced by as much as a decade under a state Supreme Court ruling Monday that threw out convictions on two of the most serious charges.

Eric Clemente Rangel, a 26-year-old undocumented immigrant who uses the alias "Hugo Olivares," was found guilty in 2009 by a Morris County jury of raping and beating an 18-year-old he chased and tackled on North Beverwyck Road around 3 a.m. on April 22, 2007.